The Claim

In lean, normotensive young adults, 48 hours of glucose-induced hyperinsulinemia reduces insulin sensitivity by approximately 35% as measured by the homeostasis model assessment, and this reduction is significantly correlated with the decline in nocturnal heart rate variability.

Source: Prolonged (48-hour) modest hyperinsulinemia decreases nocturnal heart rate variability and attenuates the nocturnal decrease in blood pressure in lean, normotensive humans.

What the research says

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In plain English

In healthy young adults, maintaining high insulin levels for 48 hours through glucose infusion lowers insulin sensitivity by about 35% and is associated with a measurable decrease in nocturnal heart rate variability.

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In lean, normotensive young adults, 48 hours of glucose-induced hyperinsulinemia reduces insulin sensitivity by approximately 35%, as measured by the homeostasis model assessment, and this reduction is significantly correlated with the decline in nocturnal heart rate variability.

Why this might work

Excess insulin from prolonged sugar intake signals the brain to reduce the nerve activity that slows the heart at night, which also makes the body less able to respond to insulin, causing both the heart rate to stay high during sleep and blood sugar control to worsen.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Prolonged (48-hour) modest hyperinsulinemia decreases nocturnal heart rate variability and attenuates the nocturnal decrease in blood pressure in lean, normotensive humans.

    When healthy young adults were given extra sugar for two days, their bodies became less responsive to insulin, and their heart’s ability to slow down at night also got worse — and these two changes happened together.

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